A Comparative Analysis of the Figurative Language in Arabic and South African Languages
Linguistic Exploration · 147–165 · 10.55121/le.v3i1.967
Arabic and South African languages contain rich idiomatic expressions, many of which are based on body-related metaphors that play an important role in everyday communication. This study compares body-part idioms in Arabic and South African to examine how physical body concepts are used to express abstract meanings. Most previou
